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Kau-Qua-Tau Witch Legend Marker

West Seneca, NY

A Legends & Lore marker at Ebenezer Cemetery preserves the story of Kau-Qua-Tau, a Seneca woman accused of witchcraft in 1821 and killed after fleeing the accusation. Later folklore blamed her spirit for disturbances in a cabin that once stood at the site.

Filed under folklore: stories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.

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Source: wgpfoundation.org/historic-markers/kau-qua-tau/

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